THE A 3 PIARY . CLBTBLIMD MSD . CoiLtas , Jan . 2 sth , 1860 . MB . DUHLAP—Dear . Sir : While - attending the State and National- 3 ? airs in Illinois last autumn , I found that many of your people took a deep interest in the management of the Honey Bee . The inclosed article may sot be , adapted to the tastes of all classes of your readers ; yet , to the entomologist and apiarian it may afford some important facts . . It embraces the substance of an artiole which I read before the Cleveland Academy of Natural Sciences . Very truly yours , J , P . KtEXliAH ? . It is withno small degreeof pleasure that we lay this interesting paper on the Honey Bee before our readers , and we trust that tbey will profit b y it . B y this itwill be seen , that to-lessen the number of drones in the hire is simply to cut out the drone comb , and this is easily done in the movable frame hive . As the natural habits of this useful insect becomes better known , we shall have an increase of its rich product...

To keep Pototoei from rotting . ED . ILLINOIS FABMEB : It may be interesting to some of the readers of your valuable paper , to know my experience in preserving potatoes from the rot after they are dug . Two years ago my potatoes rotted very badly in the ground . I dug them , and put about one hundred bushels into a dry cellar . They still kept rotting so fast that in the space of two months , having sorted them three or four times , I had lost one-fourth of them . I then put about half a bushel of air slaked limo among them , and they kept perfectly well until the next spring . I have tried it since with success . BUKLEIGH DUNLAP . Peoria , Feb . 10 th , 60 . At all times when potatoes are affected with the rot , dry air slaked lime has proved of great value when sprinkled over them , whether in the cellar or pits , and from this , some have supposed that sprinkling with lime at tbe time of planting would prevent tho malady , but this is not well established . Lime has a strong aff...

South fan lortienltnrsl Society—Monthly Meeting . KOMI BIAUTV . —Mr . Lamer had gathered a bushel of this fruit from grafts set two years ; thinks highly of it for good quality and early bearing . Benjamin Vancil planted one hundred trees twelve years since ; those with high heads arc either dead or dying ; begin to decay on south west side . It was recommended to let hogs run in the orchard to pick up the wormy fruit , but large hogs ( Land Pikes ) sometimes injure the roots . ( China and Essex would be valuable for this purpose , as they have a less propensity to dig . —ED . ) Col . Bainbridge skid the Quinoe was short lived ; knew several trees at Jonesboro , standing in a hog yard , whioh were healthy and productive . Mr . Baker recommended salt for the Quince . THE CUBOUMO . —Mr . Clark said we must destroy this destructive insect , by jaring the trees in the morning and catch them on a sheet ; he had caught over a hundred at a time from a single tree . Col . Bainbridge said th...

For tbanilDOlararmar . Ma . EDITOR , :- We have a sohool library here , and one of . the books is , Pear Culture , by Field . This writer seems to think that the Angers quince is much better than any other kind of stocks on which to work the pear . Now . I wish to know if we can get any dwarf trees conveniently that are really growing on that identical variety of quince root or stock , and what the price and where obtained ? 0 , if I could only raise some nice pears , how happy I should be ! And it might make my boys happy too . X . Bates , HI ., Jan . 10 th , 1860 . REMARKS . —The Angers quince is now mainly used , upon whioh to work the pear . Good trees can be had at most of our nurseries . If you will order a catalogue from any of the parties in our advertising columns , the needed information will be obtained . We shall devote some space to pear culture before the season of planting . Last season we grew over a bushel of luscious pears on three year old trees , planted in the s...

State Natural History Society , Prom tbe Pantagraph . EDITOR PAHTAGKAPH — Sear Sir : — Allow me to present through the columns of the Pantograph for the gratification of many of our fellow-citizens some of the results of the scientific survey of the State , aworkwhichhasbeen undertaken by the Illinois Natural History Society . This work was commenced in Jul y 1858 , directly after the organization of the Society , and has continued without interruption , except for the winter months . The whole number of specimens collected , including minerals , fossils , shells , plants , insects , birds , rep tiles ; including also foreign collections —is not far from 60 , 000 . Of these a small portion only have been sent to Bloomington , tho larger portion being at various points in the State , awaiting the completion of the museum room of the Society in the Normal University . The collection of insects by . B . D . Walsh , of Rock Island—our principal etomologist , —during the past summer , is...

Tlit Culture of Potatoes . Those near large cities grow large quantities of this vegetables , which always affords a good profit . There labor is to be had at cheap rates , to keep down the weeds and secure the crop ; hut this is not always the case on the farm , yet the farmer not only should have a good crop , but should not he compelled to pick them out of a weed fallow , which he so often does . It is well known that south of the Terre Haute and Alton R . R . the soil is not so well adapted to the culture of potatoes , though very good potatoes for summer and fall use can be grown , yet for winter and spring use , the quality is poor . Most farmers in that part of the State prefer to purchase seed at tho north annually , under the impression that it docs much better , which is doubtless the case . This seed is grown in Michigan , and the counties near Chicago ^ and occasionally a part of the supply is from Wisconsin , but nearly all of the supply is first sent to Chicago , as a ...

The Farm and Garden . From the Chicago Viesa and Tiitrone . Wat Urbana , Feb . U , 1860 . A- CHAPTER ON SPRING WHEAT . The cultivation of spring wheat has now become one of the -great leading features of agriculture in the northwest and extending as far south as the line of the Great Western- Bailroad of Hlinois . To a great extentj the culture of winter wheat has been abandoned in the same territory as unprofitable . This grain delights in a heavy clay , or clay loam , but will not thrive on sandy or dark loamy soils , especially if the latter prove rather moist . In the early settlement of the country , this crop was looked upon as very uncertain , and as a whole , unprofitable ; but further experience has demonstrated that the fault lay mainly in ignorance of the proper preparation of the soil and the time of sowing . OF PLOWING AND THE SOIL . This must be done in the autumn , for it is useless to sow on spring plowed land , as the chances are two to one against success . Plow de...

VARIETIES . Here doctors will disagree , and it seems quite necessary that enterprising seedsmen should rename and introduce old sorts that have for a time been superseded by others . Some years since the Bed Biver was all the go , but it became , from some cause , perhaps tbe want of change , unproductive . It has been returned to us rejuvenated and made popular under the name of Canada Club , and we have the old Siberian under the cognomen of Rio Grande . The bald wheat make pure white flour when of good quality , while the bearded wheats all give a yellow tinge to it , but without impairing its value . SPRING WHEAT VS . WINTER . Tinder our present system of farming , labor applied to the culture , harvesting , thrashing and marking of winter wheat , is of the most expensive kind , being at that season of the year when farm labor is most in demand ; besides , winter wheat is a biennial , and is at the expense of two years rent . We do not say this is a matter of necessity , for we...

BETHLEHEMPTE . —We have copied the above cut from Elliott , as our specimens were all above medium size . The tree is an upright , vigorous grower , and exceedingly productive . J . W . Wakeman , of Cottage Hill , Du Page county , has fruited it several years , and it has not failed of a large crop . Size , medium ; roundish , flattened ; color pale yellow ground , striped , and shaded with bright red , dotted with irregular brown dots and covered with a bloom , which is easily rubbed off ; flesh yellowish white , tender , with a mild sub acid juice and pleasant flavor . Keeps well until April . We esteem it hig hl y valuable for hardiness ; ¦ thrift , early and constant bearing and good quality . We have no trees of it for . aale , but will be happy to send our friends scions and buds for trial . There are many varieties of apples that have proved valuable , but unfortunately only a few trees have been set out , and hence the attention of fruitgrowers has not been called to them . ...

Vetches . EDITOR ILTONOIS FABMEB : —In Ireland , farmers grow vetches for soiling hogs , cattle , &amp;amp; c , in the summer . There are two varieties , the winter and spring ; the winter vetches are sown broadcast early in the fall , and come in about the middle of May , the other variety is sown early in the spring , and come in about a month later . Although we have plenty of grass about that time in Illinois , in some districts farmers are obliged to keep their animals in a dry lot or small pasture , owing to the in- - different fences ; moreover , the best breed of hogs in a short time become prairie aligators when allowed to roam in frog ponds , &amp;amp; c . If farmers in Sangamon have not given vetches a trial , there is time to get a little seed , and the house of William Wilson , Limerick City , Ireland , would be a likely place to procure it from . One acre of vetches will feed more than three acres of ° oats , and it leaves the ground in good order for wheat . P...

King Phillip corn : BDITOB ILLINOIS FAKMBB : —In vol . 4 , page 327 , is an account of a large yield of the above corn . Can seed he had of Mr . Howlet , or in Springfield , and at what price ? JAMES A . HUNTEB . Sparta , Randolph County , Jan . 19 , 1860 . BEMABKS , —Tho above corn is no great favorite in this part of the . State ,.. the best nop of it was in 1858 , but last season it was poor . We have planted it several times but have thrown it out as much less valuable than early varieties of the dent . On the lime soil of Egypt we have always found it almost a total failure , and would not recommend it for even early roasting ears . Seed can be had at all the agricultural seed stores . Several parties near us grew it last season . . ED .

the Wholesale Hontry Trade and the Tree Peddlers . Not wishing to be held responsible for the transaction ! of other parties , ire hereby caution the public against certain . persons who sre In the habit of using our catalogues , and representing themselves as oar agent ., but who In reality have no dealings with us . Tbe repntatlon of onr rntaMfrthment has already beenlnlored In several parte of the country by such parties . . All our agents , and those who purchase ( ram us extensively to fill their orders , have certificates beariogonrsignature . Those who have no such certificate are to be regarded as Impostors , The above extract I have clipped from an advertisement of Ellwanger &amp;amp; Barry ; in the Gardener s Monthly . As I hope the time is soon coming when Western nurserymen are to supply the tree peddlers and the wholesale trade , I wish to call their attention to a matter of great importance to them and all who may wish to plant trees and shrubs . I do not , in what...

YOUNGS ADJUSTABLE CULTIVATOR AND WEED EXTERMINATOR Patented June 7 th , 1859 and shall be able to speak further of its merits in the May number in time for the corn crop . Address John Young , Joliet , Will co ., 111 ., who is the patentee and manufacturer , and who will be pleased to send a circular containing full particulars ^ Price of cultivators with weeding cutters , and a set of shares for hilling ; § 12 . . Farmers who visited the United States Fair , our own State Fair , and several other Western State and County Fairs the past autumn , will recognize in this machine an old acquaintance , that received from the thousands of farmers who there saw it , an unanimous approval . The above cut will pretty fully explain it . The shares or wings can be taken off and replaced , with mold boards or hillers . We have not tried the implement , but so well are we convinced of its value that we give place to the cut as above . We shall give it a trial in the nursery ,

COMMERCIAL . ST . LOUIS LIVE STOCK MARKET—FEB . 25 . Beef Cattle—A large business has been done in the past week , and prices hare been fully maintained . At the close of the week the supply is fair , and the demand good at 6 to ( Hf c $ lb net lor tbe better quality , and 6 to 6 c for Inferior and common . About fiOO head hare been shipped South . Uogs—There is a : fair demand , with a supply to meet It , and sales at 6 to 7 c ? £ TO net . Shipped South 500 to 600 head . Sheep—A good supply has brought prices down and we now qnote at to 60 @ i 00 a head . Cows and Calves—Supply and demand moderate Prices range from $ 20 to SU ) . ST . LOUIS HOUSE AND MULE MARKET-FEH . 23 . In the early part of the week a good business was transac ted , and fair prices were had for the animals offered ,, which were mostly of a common and medium quality . There bare been good receipts—fully equal to the sales . Private Sales , —1 grey carriage horse at 317 S ; lspanmares 1 saddle horse $ 123 ; 1 do a...

EDITORS TABLE . ItBETIKt . OF THE EXECCTiTE BOARD OF TUB &amp;amp; TATB AOMCDtTBRAL SOCIETY . —The Board met on the 21 st February , mainly for tho purpose of locating the next State Fair and DiaWnffapthoprefiilrimllat . Peoria , Jacksonville , Bloomington and Chicago were the competitors , Peoria was represented by Dr . Olapp , who In the coarse of the tliscuEslon ¦ withdrew the claim . The Board held several secret sessions over It , and on the Stth , ai noon , came to a final vote , which resulted In eight votes for Jacksonville , three for Bloomington , ondthree COT Chicago . Some vigorous dry nursing had been used to obtain this result , and the coarse panned by some of the manbersln declaring * thelr vote beforehand , and before the applications were all In and heard , is not much to their credit . We have hefore taken occasion to enter oar protest against the ex-Prestdents holding a position as voters In the Board ,- as well as the Secretaries and Treasurers , mere excuti...

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